Richard Quitevis was born October 7, 1969, in San Francisco, California. Known by his stage name DJ Qbert or Grandmixer Qbert, is a Filipino-American Turntablist and composer. He grew up in the golden age of the San Francisco Bay Area DJ battle scene of the late 1980′s. Battling and training in the artform is what sets DJ Qbert apart from the rest. He is relentless in unlocking the sounds and systems of scratching. It is Qbert who is credited for championing the turntable as a musical instrument. He is often referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of the turntables, known to make them sing in complex and unimaginable ways. He has invented the most scratching techniques and musical innovations than any DJ in history. QBert is credited for being the world ambassador of the DJ as a musician and turning the turntable into a respected musical instrument.

I have tons of respect for DJ Revolution—and I know he didn”t mean to do that whole “What did it feel like being the only Filipino out there DJing” thing. But being Filipino myself, and growing up with other Dj”s that were Filipino never gave me the feeling that WE were the minority. In fact, to me it seemed that, in respect to the West Coast DJ scene, we were the majority. Almost every crew worth mentioning from San Diego to the Bay didn”t just have Filipinos—they WERE Filipino…but they had that one white guy or that one mexican… or that one black dude. If you”ve never felt the confusion of being in that “One of my good friends is Black” conversation just watch QBert”s face in that section of the video again. When Revolution basically said “You Filipinos came up outta nowhere…props, bro!” Q”s attitude visibly went into WTF mode. But I get it. When it comes to DMC world champions this Filipino scene weighs thin.

Dj Cheapshot—more popularly known as Fort Minor's DJ—combines his eclectic knowledge of “club-banging-get-your-girl-hot-and-bothered” selections to his trademarked “A.D.D. style” quick-blends (initially cultured everywhere from backyard parties, the homie Manuel's wedding, dive bars, rodeos and county fairs) and peddles the talent to the hottest of hotspots (checkout his SKAM artist profile). More notably to the world stage with Fort Minor.

Cheapy's always pushing his cool-ass mixtapes but the only way to catch him showing off his talents in a live mix is at an event or on that weird hidden webcam he 'secretly' setup in his bedroom… ORrrrrr on this mix he did LIVE on Shade 45.

Rumor has it he actually had to sneak a digital recorder past security the night before he had to actually be at the station. He James Bonded his recorder to the mixing board right under the noses of hosts Rude Jude and Lord Sear. They don't even know about this 'bootleg mix' Cheapshot jacked.

It took him 5 weeks to get back into their studio and sneak it out….yet, here it is for you. GET IT VIRAL!

“This is a mix I did for The All Out Show with Rude Jude and Lord Sear on Shade 45. It got a good response so I decided to release it.”

This is the Serato & Stones Throw collabo, a package of 2 discs (music b/w serato tones), and two slipmats. The discs are clear vinyl. This is limited to 2000 pieces and will be available August 18 at all the usual Stones Throw retailers. Here””s full details: